Yorkton This Week

I am a scotch drinker. This is something I am quite proud of as I have invested a lot of money and time in sipping, tasting, and savoring many different types of Scottish grain whisky.

Back in October, I attended a digital citizenship seminar at the YRHS. While it may sound boring, the topic is highly relevant in our society today.

The sounds of the ‘60s and ‘70s flowed out of the Painted Hand Casino thanks to Yorkton’s own All That Jazz Big Band.

Saskatchewan’s provincial parks and recreation sites hit a new attendance record of nearly four million visits in 2016. This is an increase of 108,000 visits over the 2015 record. Visitation to provincial parks has grown 32 per cent since 2007.

The Western Development Museum (WDM) is pleased to announce the members of the Board of Directors recently appointed by the Honorable Vaughn Solomon Schofield, Lieutenant Governor. The WDM is pleased to welcome two new members to the Board.

Be careful what you ask for, because somebody might produce it. When I sat down to watch the first episode of Mars, National Geographic’s new six-part miniseries, I knew absolutely nothing about it.

It is always interesting to read about the issues of agriculture beyond Canada’s border.

The Yorkton Milk Drop has celebrated its first anniversary, with area mothers donating over 160 liters of human milk to children in neonatal units through the Northern Star Milk Bank.

Despite many challenges this fall, Saskatchewan producers now have 95 per cent of the crop combined. Harvest continues in many parts of the province as weather and field conditions permit.

View from the Cheap Seats is an extension of the newsroom, which is frequently a site of heated debate on topics ranging from the extremely serious to the utterly ridiculous.